The Tip of the Iceberg 

So, if you want to see a brand new 6th grader cry the first week of school, send them to a locker they have never opened and have them...

One caveat before I move on: As I continue to post, it will be easy to begin to think that 6th grade is the worst thing that could ever...

We were all in middle school once. It is easy to forget the awkwardness of those years. We tend to have locked away all the changes we...

This will be a short post, but the concept is as important as anything I will discuss. The cardinal sin of adolescence is snitching. This...

I was in my office at Salem Middle School when someone popped their head in and asked me if I had heard Virginia Tech was on lockdown. I...

Dear Princess Anne Middle School Parent/Guardians, I am writing today to both share a concern and to request your assistance. Recently we...

Sometimes a blog post just writes itself. There's a lot we can develop as educators as we hone and develop our craft over time. But...

Princess Anne MS just won $5K in the Verizon Innovative App Challenge for creating the best app concept of all middle schools in...

One day when I was an assistant principal at Salem Middle School, several parents were guests in the building. One pulled me aside and...

So I read a parenting blog that struck a chord with me. You are welcome to read it here: https://medium.com/@IjeomaOluo/parenting-advice-...